The online personal health records sites are exploding like popcorn in a hot kettle on the stove. (Don't mind me. I dream about popcorn on a daily basis and could make popcorn analogies all day). First there were sites like WebMD, designed to help people check their symptoms, ask questions and read up-to-date journalistic health care information.

The National Committee for Quality Assurance and U.S. News have worked together to create a ranked listing of various healthcare plans. As with anything these days, cost plays a major part in deciding on which healthcare plan you’ll likely go with. The hard part is being able to get a level of quality healthcare at an affordable price.

The world of health insurance plans is filled with unfamiliar terms for people looking to get a new policy or renew an old one. Terms like "caregiver choice," "caps" and "drug coverage" may give you pause and not help much when it comes to helping you make the decisions you need to make to protect yourself and your family from high medical treatment and drug costs. Here are a few ways that you can make the best choice of the health plan you get.

Health insurance is considered an important necessity by most adult Americans, but dental insurance, on the other hand, is something many of us neglect. However, if a situation arises where you need costly dental care, the expense will definitely make you regret that neglect.

Genetic testing and the possibility of genetic profiling in healthcare has been in the spotlight recently, and thanks to Illinois Medicaid, it’s back up there again.

Illinois Medicaid has decided it will begin offering coverage for breast and ovarian cancers – two of the biggest causes of cancer deaths in women.

Now that the smoke and mirrors of the Presidential debates and election are over, the nation can get back to the business of economics. The health insurance industry in particular has had a bumpy ride over the last several months while being batted back and forth as a political issue between the candidates.